Basketball Recap: Johnstown-Monroe Picks Up Fifth Straight Win at Home

After losing to Zanesville the last time they met, Johnstown-Monroe decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies walked away with a 60-50 win over the Zanesville Blue Devils on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Johnnies.

Zanesville lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Mikey Johnson, who posted 16 points. Lucca Wood was another key player, putting up 13 points.

Johnnies

Previous 5 Games (Home)

02/04/25 vs Zanesville	60-50
01/19/25 vs London	51-34
01/17/25 vs Newark Catholic	55-35
01/14/25 vs Lakewood	57-42
01/03/25 vs Whitehall-Yearling	49-43

Johnstown-Monroe pushed their record up to 12-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.4 points per game. As for Zanesville, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-11.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Johnstown-Monroe has already played their next matchup (against Northridge), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Zanesville will take on Licking Valley at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.